Becoming a Friend of the Royal Academy of Arts gives you, an adult guest and four family children aged under 16 free entry to our exhibitions during normal hours, with no queuing for tickets.
As a Friend of the Royal Academy you can:
- Visit our exhibitions for free all year round — and save time too by avoiding ticket queues
- Share your enjoyment by bringing an adult guest and up to four family children — at no extra charge
- See it first — by visiting each exhibition at special Friends’ previews before the exhibition opens to the public
- Keep up to date — by reading the quarterly RA magazine which highlights exhibitions at home and abroad
- Relax in the Friends Room and enjoy a drink or anything from a snack to a meal in the new Shenkman Room
- Gain new insights — by taking advantage of our extensive programme of special Friends’ Events and Tours
- Every Friend is entitled to buy one additional Guest facility at a cost of £7
There are different types of Friend membership
- Standard Friend: £60 if paid by Direct Debit or continuous credit card authority
- Standard Friend: £70 for cheque or one-off credit card authority
- Young: £32 (aged 16 to 25 years)
- Joint Friends: £90 if paid by Direct Debit or continuous credit card authority
- Joint Friends: £100 for cheque or one-off credit card authority
Join by Direct Debit and save even more
If you choose to pay by Direct Debit or continuous credit card authority you will save £10 on Standard membership and £10 on Joint membership — but to use these payment methods we will need a copy of your signature. Either download a form (below) or ask us to send you a form by emailing friend.enquiries@royalacademy.org.uk or telephoning +44 (0) 20 7300 5664.
To join today simply:
- Telephone us on +44 (0)20 7300 5664
- Drop in to see us at the Friends Desk in the front hall
- Click here to purchase Friends Membership for £70 from our online shop
- Click here to download and print a Friends’ application form and post — either with a cheque, or your Direct Debit or continuous credit card authorisation to save money on the annual subscription — to:
Friends Office
Royal Academy of Arts
Piccadilly
London W1J 0BD
The perfect gift
Friends membership makes the perfect gift for art-lovers of all ages.
To arrange for a presentation gift pack to be sent to you, or direct to the recipient, click here to download the Gift Membership Form.
I’m having trouble downloading the forms…
You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download the Membership and Gift Membership forms. If you don’t have Acrobat on your computer you can download it quickly, and free of charge, from the Adobe website.Click here to visit Adobe.
If you have any questions please email friend.enquiries@royalacademy.org.uk
